1998 United States Senate election in California
The 1998 United States Senate election in California was held November 2, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer won re-election to a second term.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Barbara Boxer, incumbent U.S. Senator
- John Pinkerton
Results
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Barbara Boxer (Incumbent) | 2,574,264 | 92.15% | |
John Pinkerton | 219,250 | 7.85% | |
Total votes | 2,793,514 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
- John M. Brown, businessman
- Linh Dao, activist
- Matt Fong, State Treasurer
- Darrell Issa, businessman
- Mark Raus, pharmacist
- Frank Riggs, U.S. Representative
Results
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Matt Fong | 1,292,662 | 45.28% | |
Darrell Issa | 1,142,567 | 40.02% | |
Frank Riggs | 295,886 | 10.36% | |
John M. Brown | 48,941 | 1.71% | |
Mark Raus | 45,480 | 1.59% | |
Linh Dao | 29,241 | 1.02% | |
Total votes | 2,854,777 | 100.00% |
Other primaries
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Libertarian | Ted Brown | 67,408 | 100.00% | |
Peace and Freedom | Ophie C. Beltran | 52,306 | 100.00% | |
Reform | Timothy R. Erich | 45,601 | 100.00% | |
American Independent | Joseph Perrin, Sr. | 24,026 | 100.00% | |
Natural Law | Brian M. Rees | 23,945 | 100.00% |
General election
Candidates
- Ophie C. Beltran (PF)
- Barbara Boxer (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Ted Brown (L), perennial candidate
- Timothy R. Erich (Reform)
- Matt Fong (R), State Treasurer
- Joseph Perrin, Sr. (American Independent)
- Brian M. Rees (Natural Law)
Results
Although the race was predicted to be fairly close, Boxer still defeated Fong by a ten-point margin. Boxer as expected did very well in Los Angeles County, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Barbara Boxer (Incumbent) | 4,410,056 | 53.06% | |
Republican | Matt Fong | 3,575,078 | 43.01% | |
Libertarian | Ted Brown | 93,926 | 1.13% | |
Reform | Timothy R. Erich | 82,918 | 1.00% | |
American Independent | Joseph Perrin, Sr. | 54,699 | 0.66% | |
Peace and Freedom | Ophie C. Beltran | 48,685 | 0.56% | |
Natural Law | Brian M. Rees | 46,543 | 0.59% | |
Total votes | 8,311,905 | 100.00% | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Results by county
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]
County | Boxer | Votes | Fong | Votes | Others | Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Francisco | 75.23% | 179,889 | 21.93% | 52,443 | 2.83% | 6,777 |
Alameda | 69.62% | 266,329 | 27.37% | 104,699 | 3.00% | 11,520 |
Marin | 65.41% | 66,160 | 31.76% | 32,118 | 2.83% | 2,861 |
San Mateo | 63.14% | 130,064 | 33.87% | 69,776 | 2.98% | 6,146 |
Santa Cruz | 62.75% | 53,363 | 32.09% | 27,293 | 5.16% | 4,391 |
Sonoma | 61.14% | 96,170 | 34.14% | 53,695 | 4.72% | 7,424 |
Los Angeles | 60.84% | 1,198,403 | 35.78% | 704,782 | 3.37% | 66,603 |
Yolo | 58.12% | 28,491 | 38.10% | 18,680 | 3.78% | 1,852 |
Santa Clara | 57.81% | 242,600 | 38.21% | 160,350 | 3.99% | 16,733 |
Mendocino | 57.73% | 16,346 | 35.84% | 10,147 | 6.44% | 1,822 |
Contra Costa | 57.52% | 172,595 | 39.30% | 117,922 | 3.18% | 9,519 |
Solano | 56.29% | 56,772 | 39.71% | 40,051 | 3.98% | 4,027 |
Lake | 54.84% | 10,104 | 40.19% | 7,406 | 4.97% | 916 |
Napa | 54.48% | 22,654 | 41.01% | 17,052 | 4.50% | 1,874 |
Monterey | 53.17% | 46,651 | 42.63% | 37,399 | 4.19% | 3,688 |
Imperial | 51.45% | 11,597 | 41.47% | 9,346 | 7.09% | 1,596 |
San Benito | 51.05% | 6,428 | 44.02% | 5,543 | 4.93% | 620 |
Humboldt | 50.60% | 23,342 | 44.16% | 20,371 | 5.25% | 2,414 |
Sacramento | 50.46% | 180,389 | 45.86% | 163,957 | 3.68% | 13,144 |
Santa Barbara | 49.53% | 60,911 | 46.77% | 57,512 | 3.71% | 4,554 |
Merced | 48.39% | 19,008 | 47.45% | 18,638 | 4.17% | 1,634 |
San Joaquin | 48.00% | 59,312 | 48.10% | 59,434 | 3.91% | 4,830 |
San Bernardino | 47.47% | 155,093 | 47.32% | 154,591 | 5.21% | 17,033 |
Stanislaus | 47.41% | 47,238 | 48.74% | 48,560 | 3.86% | 3,841 |
Ventura | 46.88% | 97,207 | 48.92% | 101,440 | 4.21% | 8,716 |
San Diego | 46.21% | 339,658 | 49.22% | 361,812 | 4.58% | 33,575 |
Alpine | 45.86% | 249 | 49.17% | 267 | 4.96% | 27 |
Riverside | 45.78% | 151,287 | 49.63% | 164,019 | 4.58% | 15,152 |
Fresno | 44.28% | 75,570 | 51.81% | 88,412 | 3.91% | 6,670 |
San Luis Obispo | 44.16% | 37,178 | 51.93% | 43,719 | 3.92% | 3,293 |
Tuolumne | 43.74% | 8,752 | 51.43% | 10,289 | 4.82% | 966 |
Mono | 42.84% | 1,404 | 52.46% | 1,719 | 4.70% | 154 |
Kings | 42.75% | 9,338 | 52.87% | 11,547 | 4.38% | 957 |
Amador | 42.21% | 5,614 | 54.11% | 7,197 | 3.68% | 489 |
Del Norte | 41.79% | 2,992 | 52.84% | 3,783 | 5.36% | 384 |
Calaveras | 41.44% | 6,502 | 53.04% | 8,321 | 5.53% | 866 |
Nevada | 41.17% | 15,903 | 54.88% | 21,200 | 3.95% | 1,525 |
Yuba | 41.01% | 5,355 | 53.38% | 6,971 | 5.60% | 732 |
Butte | 40.73% | 26,540 | 53.89% | 35,112 | 5.36% | 3,503 |
Trinity | 39.27% | 1,875 | 52.06% | 2,486 | 8.66% | 414 |
Siskiyou | 39.22% | 6,162 | 55.17% | 8,669 | 5.62% | 882 |
Tulare | 39.16% | 28,284 | 56.99% | 41,167 | 3.84% | 2,782 |
Orange | 39.05% | 276,594 | 56.75% | 401,960 | 4.19% | 29,734 |
Placer | 38.60% | 34,160 | 57.70% | 51,063 | 3.71% | 3,278 |
El Dorado | 38.54% | 21,697 | 57.46% | 32,345 | 4.00% | 2,254 |
Mariposa | 38.23% | 2,690 | 56.05% | 3,944 | 5.72% | 402 |
Madera | 37.55% | 9,715 | 58.13% | 15,042 | 4.32% | 1,118 |
Inyo | 37.25% | 2,443 | 57.40% | 3,764 | 5.35% | 351 |
Colusa | 37.08% | 1,734 | 58.97% | 2,758 | 3.95% | 185 |
Tehama | 36.98% | 6,598 | 56.68% | 10,112 | 6.34% | 1,131 |
Kern | 36.58% | 51,476 | 59.25% | 83,391 | 4.17% | 5,870 |
Sutter | 35.58% | 7,716 | 60.81% | 13,188 | 3.61% | 783 |
Sierra | 34.36% | 582 | 59.50% | 1,008 | 6.14% | 104 |
Shasta | 33.97% | 17,790 | 60.01% | 31,428 | 6.03% | 3,151 |
Plumas | 33.05% | 2,718 | 61.52% | 5,059 | 5.43% | 446 |
Lassen | 32.92% | 2,624 | 60.34% | 4,810 | 6.75% | 538 |
Glenn | 31.97% | 2,321 | 62.47% | 4,536 | 5.57% | 404 |
Modoc | 31.80% | 1,068 | 60.99% | 2,048 | 7.21% | 242 |
gollark: Fun!
gollark: You could argue that this makes the paradox also infohazardous since discussion of it means predictions will be more accurate and you lose some ability to choose.
gollark: Except we don't need prediction now, you could just data mine the response to this off discord in theory.
gollark: Probably.
gollark: If you use sufficiently complex methods to choose boxes, the simulator has to basically simulate the entire universe and thus the simulation is basically "real" (depending on your philosophical outlook).
See also
- United States Senate elections, 1998
References
- http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998/98Stat.htm
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2008-07-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
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